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Keeping Managements Door Open How to Establish an Opendoor Policy that Works

Keeping Managements Door Open How to Establish an Opendoor Policy that Works Suggests that an opendoor policy is one of the means organizationsuse to improve communication with employees, enhance trust andmotivation, and reduce the need for unionization, though it isproblematic and difficult to implement. Points out that a majordifficulty is employees perceptions of the barriers that exist betweenthem and management additional obstacles involve behavioural as well asorganizational issues. Discusses the payoffs associated with opendoorpolicies, together with the difficulties and dangers involved. Outlinesthe elements which characterize an effective policy and describesexamples of policies that have been demonstrated to work in practice. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Leadership & Organization Development Journal Emerald Publishing

Keeping Managements Door Open How to Establish an Opendoor Policy that Works

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISSN
0143-7739
DOI
10.1108/01437739310032665
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Abstract

Suggests that an opendoor policy is one of the means organizationsuse to improve communication with employees, enhance trust andmotivation, and reduce the need for unionization, though it isproblematic and difficult to implement. Points out that a majordifficulty is employees perceptions of the barriers that exist betweenthem and management additional obstacles involve behavioural as well asorganizational issues. Discusses the payoffs associated with opendoorpolicies, together with the difficulties and dangers involved. Outlinesthe elements which characterize an effective policy and describesexamples of policies that have been demonstrated to work in practice.

Journal

Leadership & Organization Development JournalEmerald Publishing

Published: Feb 1, 1993

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